$224.00 USD
A compact grey Hermes Baby typewriter from 1948 with gull-wing ribbon covers, a QWERTY keyboard and its original carrying case.
Museum archive record. This typewriter has been sold.
Museum record
About This Typewriter
This Hermes Baby portable typewriter was manufactured in Switzerland in 1948. It has a low grey crinkle-finished body, black keys and the distinctive gull-wing ribbon covers associated with this generation of the Hermes Baby.
Its compact dimensions and close-fitting carrying case made it easy to transport. The machine combines a full four-row QWERTY keyboard with a body small enough to carry like a briefcase.
Archive Details
- Brand: Hermes
- Model: Baby
- Year: 1948
- Serial number: 5013264
- Manufacturer: Paillard S.A.
- Manufactured in: Switzerland
- Color: Grey crinkle finish with black keys
- Keyboard: QWERTY
- Approximate dimensions: 30.6 × 30 × 7.5 cm
- Approximate weight: 4 kg
- Case: Original carrying case
- Ribbon: Black
A Successful Swiss Ultraportable
Paillard introduced the Hermes Baby in 1935. Its compact construction reduced the size and weight of a conventional portable typewriter while retaining a practical four-row keyboard.
The redesigned version introduced around 1940 featured pointed gull-wing ribbon covers and a slim carrying case. This 1948 example comes from the postwar production of that long-running design.
Condition When Sold
The machine was in good working condition when sold. Its exterior showed some scuffs and other signs of previous use.
It was cleaned, checked and fitted with a new black ribbon while it was part of the former My Cup of Retro shop. Its original carrying case was also included.
My Cup of Retro Archive
This typewriter has been sold and is no longer available. This page remains online as part of the My Cup of Retro digital museum, preserving the photographs and information recorded while the machine passed through the former shop.
